Tehama-Butte County CA Archives Biographies.....Cleghorn, Peter Morrison 1820 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com February 22, 2007, 9:13 pm Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891) PETER MORRISON CLEGHORN was born in Lenoxshire, Scotland, April 25, 1820. His parents, James and Betsey (Morrison) Cleghorn, were natives of Scotland. They carried on farming, in a limited way, and were faithful members of the Presbyterian Church. To them were born fourteen children, and all except one lived to adult age. Eight of the family still survive. The oldest brother, James, is a resident of Iowa and, at this writing, is eighty-three years of age. The subject of this sketch was the fifth child. He received his education in his native land and became proficient in farming and in the care of stock, especially sheep. He emigrated to Canada in 1848. He there worked at lumbering, both in the woods and saw-mills, and later became an engineer. After remaining in Canada for five years and losing his health, he sought a change of climate, went to the State of New York and for four years drove a team for Seymore Bros. & Co. He then went to Iowa, where he spent a year, after which, in 1859, he crossed the plains to California. He immediately engaged in mining, on Butte Creek, and made good wages. From there he went to Chico and worked for General Bidwell, driving and breaking horses. Next he assisted Mr. John N. Montgomery in the sheep business. In 1866 he entered into that business for himself. He began with about 475 head of sheep and not a foot of land, and continued the business for eighteen years. At the end of that time he had 3,400 acres of land and from 2,500 to 3,000 sheep. In 1884 he sold out, and purchased a neat and tasteful home in Red Bluff, where he now resides. He employs his time in caring for the grounds around his home, and he lives on the interest of his money. June 24, 1889, Mr. Cleghorn married Miss Sarah O'Brian, a native of Canada. She is a member of the Catholic Church. Politically Mr. Cleghorn is a Republican. He is a member of the F. & A. M. Additional Comments: Extracted from Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California. Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day. "A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendents." – Macauley. CHICAGO THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY 1891. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/tehama/bios/cleghorn904bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/cafiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb